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Limited minutes from sophomore point guard Olivia Federle and too many self-inflicted mistakes were just too much to overcome for Collins girls’ basketball in a 53-39 loss at district opponent Spencer County on Friday.

“It was a very competitive game,” Titans coach Sean Pigman said. “They [Spencer] are a good team and it is a tough place to play, but it was great environment and should help us get better as move forward.”

The ability to break down Mercy’s full-court defense eluded Collins girls’ basketball on Wednesday night, as the Titans turned the ball over a whopping 30 times in a 81-51 home loss to the Jaguars.

“[Mercy] is an awesome basketball team,” Titans coach Sean Pigman said after the game. “Their [Mercy’s] record doesn’t reflect how good of a team they are. We reached out and scheduled them because we want to play good teams, and that’s how you get better.”

Collins boys’ basketball ended its weekend pair of games in Owensboro going 1-1 in games against Crockett County, Tenn. and Ballard to finish out its appearance in the Apollo Fairfield Inn Invitational.

“Overall, it was a positive Christmas break for us,” Titans coach Chris Gaither said. “We won five of six games. So far this season two of our three losses have been against top-ten teams in the state.

“I think our team has plenty more room for improvement, which is positive considering our early success.”

Shelby County boys’ basketball had several chances to either tie or take the lead late against Nelson County on Wednesday night, but several late field goal attempts rolled off the rim in a three-point loss.

Down just 56-53 to the Cardinals, SCHS went 0-for-3 in the final 45 seconds of regulation, as time ran out on a comeback bid for Shelby in its first game at the Nelson County Classic.

A strong defensive performance combined with a solid rebounding effort was enough for the Collins boys’ basketball team to defeat Newport, 67-53, in the opening round of the Apollo Fairfield Inn Invitational tournament Wednesday.

The Titans (8-2) shot an efficient 47 percent from the floor on offense while holding the Wildcats (8-3) to just 36 percent in its attempts from the floor in the 14-point victory.